The Matchups:
UNBC at UBCO (Friday, November 1 at 5:00 pm)
TRU at UNBC (Sunday, November 3 at 2:00 pm)

UBC Okanagan Heat

2023-24 Record: 11-9
9^th in Canada West Standings
72.5 Points Per Game (5^th)
67.3 Points Allowed Per Game (11^th)
2023-24 Scoring Leader: Jaeli Ibbetson (17.6 Per Game)
2023-24 Rebounding Leader: Jaeli Ibbetson (12.7 Per Game)
2023-24 Assists Leader: Jaeli Ibbetson (4.0 Per Game)
2023-24 Steals Leader: Sofia Ainsa Lluch (1.5 Per Game)
2023-24 Blocks Per Game: Jaeli Ibbetson, Tennyson McCarthy (0.8 Per Game)
 
Player to Watch: Kelsey Falk (G/F)
11.3 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.7 BPG
 
With Jaeli Ibbetson no longer in the fold for UBCO, even more of the onus now falls onto the shoulders of fifth-year guard/forward Kelsey Falk. The Vernon, B.C. product put forth a solid fourth season of Canada West play last season, to the tune of 11.3 points-per-game and 7.9 rebounds. Last season Falk supplied six double-doubles and surpassed the double-digit mark for points 13 times. Most of Falk's offensive damage comes from inside, but she won't shy away from letting it fly from deep if the opportunity presents itself.
 
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Thompson Rivers WolfPack
 
2023-24 Record: 2-18
15^th in Canada West Standings
48.3 Points Per Game (16^th)
79.3 Points Allowed Per Game (16^th)
2023-24 Scoring Leader: Danijela Kovacevic (8.6 Per Game)
2023-24 Rebounding Leader: Kate De La Mare (7.4 Per Game)
2023-24 Assists Leader: Danijela Kovacevic (2.3 Per Game)
2023-24 Steals Leader: Danijela Kovacevic (2.6 Per Game)
2023-24 Blocks Leader: Kate De La Mare (1.4 Per Game)
 
Player to Watch: Danijela Kovacevic (G)
8.6 PPG, 2.9 RPB, 2.3 APG, 2.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG
 
Heading into her fourth season of eligibility, TRU guard Danijela Kovacevic will once again be a key cog in the WolfPack attack. The product of Serbia led the Pack in most offensive categories a season ago, and will no doubt receive a brunt of the attention defensively. Last season on January 28, Kovacevic put forth an impressive 18 points, three assists in and five rebounds in a narrow loss to UNBC.
 
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UNBC Timberwolves

2023-24 Record: 4-16
14^th in Canada West Standings
55.2 Points Per Game (14^th)
77.3 Points Allowed Per Game (15^th)
2023-24 Scoring Leader: Sveta Boykova (11.1 Per Game)
2023-24 Rebounding Leader: Sveta Boykova (10.4 Per Game)
2023-24 Assists Leader: Sveta Boykova (3.1 Per Game)
2023-24 Steals Leader: Viktoriia Filatova (1.3 Per Game)
2023-24 Blocks Per Game: Sveta Boykova (1.0 Per Game)
 
Player to Watch: Sveta Boykova (F)
11.1 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.3 SPG, 1.0 BPG
 
Sveta Boykova in many ways is the heartbeat of the UNBC Timberwolves. The fourth-year product of Moscow has proven herself to be both an efficient, consistent scorer and a defensive menace. Having already established herself as one of the greatest to ever do it for UNBC, Boykova should have plenty of help this season, especially on the defensive side of the ball as a healthy Sarah Kuklisin and Claire Huang should help ease some of the tough defensive assignments that would have just been given to Boykova by default a season ago.
 
Upcoming Milestones:

• Sveta Boykova is 69 points shy of 700.
• Amrit Manak is 17 points shy of 300.
• Sarah Kuklisin is 10 rebounds shy of 100.
• Sveta Boykova is 39 assists shy of 200.
• Viktoriia Filatova is 41 points shy of 200.